Hat-fastener.



Patented Oct. 22, |90l. J. B. MGCULLCH.

HAT FASTENER.

(Application led Oct. 27, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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. UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

JOHN B. McoULLOOH, OF CHICAGO, ILLIfNoIs.

HAT-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFCATIO-N forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 684,945, dated October22, 1901.

Application iled October 27, 1900. Serial No. 34.600. (No model.)

To coll whom. t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN B. MGCULLOCH, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and Stato ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHat-Fasteners, of which the following is a speciiication.

The main object of my invention is to provide improved means to be usedinstead of a hat-pin for securing a hat upon the head of the wearer.

The minor objects of different parts and features of construction withwhich I put my invention into practice will be understood from i thefollowing description with reference to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Flgure 1 is avertical section of a hat and fastener constructedaccording to my invention. Fig.2 isaverticalsection,partlybroken away,on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of one of thecomb-shaped devices forming part of the fastener. Fig. 4 is a verticalsection on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on theline 5 5 of Fig. 1, showing the hat in dotted lines partly broken away.

The device shown consists mainly of a band or supporting member l,secured within the crown 6 of the hat, and the comb-shaped members 7,adjustably secured to said band 1. Similar comb-shaped members 8 may belikewise secured to the band 1, it' desired. The members 7 and 8 aresecured to the band 1 and to the hat by means of the threaded pins 9 andnuts 10. The washers 11 bear against the members 7 and 8 and washers 12bear against the outside of the crown 6. The band 1 is provided with aseries of apertures 18 for the pins 9. The members 7 and 8 may thus beadjusted to any desired position longitudinally of the band 1. In theconstruction shown the hat will be perforated at the apertures 13 in theproper positions at which the members 7 and 8 are to be secured. Theband lis secured to the hat by the stitches 14.

The band 1 is made of metal or other suitably-stiff material. Themembers 7 and 8 may be made of any suitably-stiff and resilientmaterial, such as is ordinarily used in the manufacture of combs. Theteeth 15 are preferably made to bow inwardly except at their free ends16, where same have a backward turn, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thebackward turn of said teeth at 16 is designed to prevent injury to thescalp of the wearer. The shank 17 is provided with apertures 1S forreceiving one of the pins 9. The shank 17 will be preferably secured tothe band 1 by a single pin through one of said apertures 18. VThisprovides for a pivotal movement of the members 7 and 8, permitting sameto be turned upwardly into the crown 4of the hat. In Fig. 1, 19represents an outer hat-band.

The operation of my device is as follows: The members 7 and 8 will berst secured in the desired position, which will depend some what uponthe shape of the hat and upon the shape of the head of the wearer andthe manner of dressing the hair. In most cases a pair of members 7 or 8will be sufficient to firmly hold the hat upon the head of the wearer.In such case the other pair of members 7 or 8 may be omitted from thedevice or may be turned into the crown of the hat on their pivotalconnection. If it were desired to use the member 7 only, it would besecured in aposition slightly forward of that shown in Fig. 5. To placethe hat upon the head, the wearer will press the thumbs against theinside of the teeth 15, so as to have said teeth pass along the scalpand under the hair. It will be seen that said teeth will then pressinwardly against the head of the wearer, and thus securely retain thehat in the desired position. In case the wearer wishes to use also themembers 8 it will be seen that the latter will act against the head in asimilar manner in a position forward of the members 7. When the deviceis not in use, the members 7 and 8 will be turned upwardly into theposition indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. It will be understoodthat in most cases the members 7 and 8 will accomplish their purposewhen made considerably shorter than shown.

It is plain that the manner of connecting the band 1 with the members 7and S, the manner of attachment to the hat-crown, and other details ofconstruction may be altered Without departing from theI spirit of my in-Vention. I therefore do not conine myself to such details except ashereinafter limited in the claim.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination with a hat, of a rigid supporting-band secured Withinand along the lower edge of the hat-crown, a pair of resilientcomb-shaped fastening members independently pivoted to saidsupporting-band upon sides opposite of the crown, said fastening membersbeing adjustable longitudinally of said supporting-band, and beingmovable on their pivotal connections from a position Within the crown toa depending position, having their teeth vertically disposed and theirfree ends bearing toward each other when in said depending position. l

Signed at Chicago this 23d day of October,

y JOI-IN B. MoCULLOCl-L Witnesses:

WM. R. RUMMLER, GLEN C. STEPHENS.

It ie hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 684,945, grantedOctober 227 1901, upon the application of John B. McCulloch, of Chicago,Illinois, for an improvement in lint-Fasteners,77 an error appears inthe printed specification requiring correction, as follows: In line 11,page 2, the Word sides should be stricken out and the same insertedafter the word opposite, same line and page; and that the said LettersPatent should be read with this correction therein that the same mayconform to the record of the oase in the Patent Oioe.

Signed, oountersigned7 and sealed this 5th day of November, A. D., 1901.

[SEAL] F. L. CAMPBELL,

' Assistant Secretary of #he Interior.

Countersigned F. I.. ALLEN,y

Commissioner of Patents.

